Therrell v. Freeman

Defendant assigns as error the court’s instructions to the jury on the second or contributory negligence issue. Exceptions relate particularly to the judge’s definition of contributory negligence, his failure to declare and explain the law arising on the evidence, and his failure to apply the law to the facts.

Defendant alleges that plaintiff was negligent on the occasion in •question in that she (1) violated G.S. 20-154(a) by suddenly stopping the vehicle she was operating without first ascertaining that she could do so in safety, (2) failed to give a signal of her intention to stop, and (3)…